Observation, amusement, and utility tower



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Inventor. Allan C. Rush W'itmess:

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VVcitizen of the/United 'S'tates.` `residing at Los Angeles in the countv. of Los Angeles and,

b Y, Y f 'y C l n n videl in connection' ywith 'the towerfa public ljState of California, 'have invented'anew and useful Observation, Amusement, and Utility Tower, ef Vwhich the following is ya. specification. 'Y Y 'Y an object of this inventionis to provide .anY elevatedV structure otgreat strength and permanently adaptedV to.. siirinount struc# turesV heretofore made and to be freefrom liability of destruction froniwindl pressure orstorin.

Another object vide within'thisstructure compartments eX- ceeding in' structural dimensions anyl enan auditorium with great *capacity for` seatiiig people,fand in this connection I provide a room which consists of a half spherical doine, the wallfof which has great acoustical properties. y In carrying outv'this'invention l provide Vwithin the structure a circular Ytrack of greatextent that is'enclosed b va ring do'n'ie of large proportion in which spaciouspenclosure exhibitionsY of worlds art, manu- `factureor products may be displayed; and' also in which international contests ofgathleticskill may be staged. Y y c A feature of the inventionV is the provision of an observation station that will be peculiarly advantageous to' 'astrononiical observationsf I `Another object ofthe invention is'. to provide aY tower with an elevated wireless station thereinthat will be especially` adapted for Successfully receivingv or sendingc'ommunications to greater distances than has heretofore been accomplished. f

s An obj ect ofthe invention is tlieprovision Y Vof ari-elevated towerthatwill beesplecially adapted to furnish educational.aniiiseinent` to ythe public; vin providingthein. with` a bioaderview of the v-Jorldr surrounding 'and to accustorn.theiii to aV greater vision. 'To

that end thegtower is provide'diwith a spiral `railway which in traveling from` near the` bottoni tothe topgof the'tower n'ialiesy eight.

complete revolutions Y', so that the passengers of the invention is toA proiefaofV seriai No. 373,928.

I u f haveanjopportunity to'view objects of'sur-v k1 y Be it knownfthat rr-I, ALLAN VC. RUSH, aV

io'undin0r couiitr` reneatedl frorndifferent" c i A l Y y y elevations.v

iinothery object otI the invention. isftoA proutility edifice adapted to centralizethe busi-1 f ness interests" into one greatbody. r

the passengers `better observational advan* tages;

, Othery objects, advantages and features of rnv-invention may appear from the-accom` f panying drawings, the subjoined detail ydescription and the appended claims. ff

The f accompanying drawingsL illustrate ice illustrating the exterior appearance of *y vtower andbuilding as'conceived by the inf y Fig.- Qfis acentr'alvertical section through v'the edifice, many rparts shown diagrammati- .cally and parts oinitted; andthe upper end of ltowery shown in side elevation.'

` Fig. B is an enlarged section, line sFig.v

2 `)arts shown diaeraininaticall and broken e ,Y away. f y

2, showing parts infplan. Fig; 6'is an' enlarged center portion of Fig.V 5.

Fig. 4 is-an enlarged` section, line 34, Fig.2; L 1 F ig..5 is'an enlarged sectiornline F-ig.Y

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Fig. .7v is an enlarged section, line QF'g;

2, parts brokenl away and parts omitted.

F ig. Sie an enlarged detail oflefthand centerportion of Fig. 7.

F gl 9' is an enlarged section', line', yx9;

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plates'of'the tower with spiral railwayat- Fig. l0 is a'plan ofthe steel'siipporingfy,l

shown; also position 'of platform relative to sup'porting'plates indicated by 'dotted lines.

Figfll is an enlarged section Ythrough a yportion of three of ythe supporting plates twith a portion ofthe spirairailway track attachedvthereto, showing track` in'plan eleout of proportion to their vation, parts omitted` and parts brok-en away. Y y

Fig. 12 is an enlarged section, linear?, FigA 13 showing a detail of spiral railway track with observation car attached thereto parts are omitted, broken away and diagrammatically shown.

Fig. 13 is a plan'of spiral railway track with observation car attached thereto; parts are omitted, *broken away Land diagrammatically shown. i

In the illustration ofthe invention manyr minor details of construction such as intermediate wall partitions, bracings and-decora'ting` that are old and well known in the art have been omitted from the drawings for the sake of clearness; course that the constructor will utilize the available arts adapted to making` structures safe, convenient andattractive.

Owing to the colossal size ott-the structure many partsy in the drawings are shown actual szevin order that they may appear cleai` in the illustrations, and for the same reasons many parts are diagrammatically indicated.

The structure 1 consists a squared platform 2 that has theapproaches 3-entering from parked grounds preferably located on elevated table land or mountain site, such as is afforded by Bunke'rl-l'ill inthe city of Los Angeles; which building site overlooks the entire city, the snow capped mountains f vand 'placid sea.

In the utility feature of this novel structure there is first a great ground platform'2 surrounding theedifice that in the instance illustrated is capable of; receiving in mass formation nearly a hundred thousandl people ;V and central from this spacious platform arises the structure that surrounds the lofty tower Yand on the top of .the building in steps of one hundred feet each there yare. provided two spacious roof gardens yof accommodating another vfifty 'thousand people.

capable The tower is provided wit-li fifty stories that can be-utilized for Yoiiice and living rooms for thew'orlds artists,tourists, and

business people. Y

` This platforn'i can be formed of any suitable material such as concrete; and extend-` ing below the platform and connected thereto ,is the base 4 that in depth over all Yis about six-hundred feet. 1

` This base consists of the enclosed compartment 5 that is enclosed by platform 2;

and below this compartment is a cellar 6 that is one-hundred feet in depth, and that can be `sub-divided linto'as manyfloor spaces r as seem' best desirable for location of mae chinery and other operations or appliances for lighting, heating, ventilating and operating` the elevators and cars of the building; the walls, floors andv structure pertaining to it being understood of j this subdivision not being shown, as they are common in the art. Y

Extending downward about five hundred feet are eight anchor legs 7 rthat are preferably formed of sheet steel plates secured together and each enclosedv in cement casing; and these eight legs are spaced equidistantly apart and converge toward a common center; and they form a substantial anchorage within the earth and rock that enclose them. As best shown in Fig. ttliese anchor legs 7 are formed of five sheets of steel 8 that are lwelded or secured together by any well known means and thenenclosed in cement casingwhich at the base 9, 9 is enlargedto form holding extensions 10 The steel sheets Bof legs 7 are integrally connected to .the bottom ends of thetaperedwings 11? and 11b, and alsol to the king post 11 having the upwardly extending steel wings 11a and 11b that rform the principal vsupports vof tower 12, and they converge toward acommon center and the wings 11a Yaresecured'together by angle plates 13 that tance'from the common center, and are connected to the other four wings 11Tnl by cross plates 14. y j

These cross plates 1e and partof the wings 11's are enclosedby a cement. column 15 that extends from platformf2 upwardone hundred `feet to bottom of second floor constructionv 16 of the structure.

Column 15 has therein the elevator shafts 17 .that are connected toA second floor construction 16 by gallery platforms 18 and stairways 19.v The entrance20 to elevator `shafts 17 andto platforms 18 are shown lin Fig. 7; and for the purpose of rclearness the elevators' and `oper'fatiing mechanism are omitted as theyrare old and well understood.

The column 15 is about one hundred feet in rdiameter and circling this mammoth col umn are four spiralstairways 21tliathave doorways out through the walls 23. enclosing vsteel plates 11; and these rsii-airways land on platforms 18, l c

Asbestshown in Figs; 5 'and .G'theA walls 23 ,enclosing steel wings llaaro integrally connected to column 1,5,and also have their llt) outer ends connected vto the walls 'L 241 of building 25.A 4 l Ateach corner of building ,25 are the towers 26 that have therein the elevator shafts 27; and on the upper ends` kofthese towers 26 'as well as on towers 28 are erected mel morial monuments to the United States soldiers and sailors of the WorldsllVar,

Within the building 2,5 and loneach side of towers 28 are elevator shafts V29 and inside of thetowers are stairways 30, all of` which tower eleyatorshafts and stairways lead to a roof garden 31;.

, shafts 36 that lead toa second diameter.

Erected von a lfloor 'with'iroof `.garden 31 and centeredwithinthe steel wings 11? and 11b is the auditorium 32 that has lits; wall formed o'fislieet steelplates welded .and -rivet" ed together as best shown in Figs. 7 8, 9; and f as'seen therein this wall is Ythe-half of a .sphere with an interior radius of one hundred feet;`1n otherjwords the floor space of Vthe auditorium is two hundred feet in diameter, and this room`has a supporting floor 33V formed of sheetsteel plates secured together; and this floor is supported by a plurality ofcolumns 23 and center column 15; also additional supports will be furingan audience, stagearrangement and decoratlng are intentionally omitted as they form no part ofthe invention. y

A wall 36 enclose-s the wings llaand 11b surrounding theV auditoriumvand connected with thisV wall are a plurality of elevator roof garden 31 and the floor of this garden is supported by the steel wingslla and'llb and dome of auditorium 32 andV wall 36.

A ring room 37 is erected within the steel wings 11a and 11b each of which has cut therethrough a half circle opening'to fit the wall of this circular compartment; and the wall of this room is also formed of sheet steelplates riveted and welded together as shown in Fig. 8. The dome of this room is about forty feet from the floor;-or a floor space .in cross section of about eighty feet. This floor spaceforms an immense circular track about two hundred and thirty feet in The floor 38 of room 37 is formed of sheet steel plates secured together and attached to king post 11 by any well known means; this room is provided with doors 38 Above room 37 there are a series of floors 39 that are formed of sheet steel plates and attached to wings 11a and/r11b by any well known means; and these iioors form spaces 40 for fifty stories that extend upward from room 37 to platform 41 near the top of the tower 12, and access yto all these loors is had by elevators in shafts 41 that extend from room 37 to top of platform 41, shown in plan Fig. 13.

Wings 11a is connected the steel cylinder 43. s At the ktop whichv globes are provided observation rooms I 46 that are reached by stairways 47 Above globe 45 is the casing 48 of arc light 49 that is showndiagramatically, vand this light is reached by stairway 50, see Fig.

3. The parts 42,43, Y44, 45 are preferably port the car on rails 54; and 'also extend through platform 41 f and attached thereto is the cap 42 to which of cylinder 43 is the globe 44/ that has above it the larger globe 45; in

formed cffsheet steel plates Secured together as are other parts, such Vheretofore described.

as wings .llland 11? Tower 12, is providedwithv a spiral raillway`51 that connects storiesl intervening betweenlfloor 37 and platform 41e; and this railway is provided with observation car 52.

Spiral supports 53 are provided for rails 54 of track 51 and these supports 53 are formed of sheet steel plates welded together and bent to proper form to contact with sidesof wings i1a and 11b and secured therel to by bolts 55 and also they arei preferably formed with ianges 56 to which rails 54 85 Y v. .Rails 54 are also supported by bracel are lsecured by Lbolts 57.

plates 58, one endv of which are secured on `,the inside flange 56 by bolts 57 andthe y other end attached by bolt 59y to rail 54, see

Figs 11, 12, 13. y n Car-52 has at the top and bottom edges of side. next to.l tower and about midway thereof wheels 60 that Vare adapted to supe y y `pivotally connected to this side of car' are other'supporting wheels 61 that adjust themselves to rrr thegcontinual change of pitch in the contour of spiral railway from top tofbottom.v

Car 52 is providedwith motor 62 that is properly yconnected to control and drive gears 63 that mesh with spiral rack bars 64 secured to rails 54. l

' Theconstruction and operation 0f motor 62 yand associated parts are Lold andk well known and are not described in detail.

Frame of tower 12 is enclosed with a wall 65 that` can be of anydesiredmaterial, preferably sheet s teeland which can be mented' as shown in Fig.y l, and through this wall are the window and door openings 66y that can be kof. any form or size and secured 1n place in any usual way.

I claim: f

1. vIn an observation, amusement Yand utility tower, eight wings spaced equidistantly apart and extending radially.- from a common center, said eight wings formed of sheet steel plates secured together, a hollow center column securing the lower' parts of said wings together,

through said wings, said wings and column supporting said auditorium, and other supports for said auditorium. ,y Y

k2. /In an observation, amusement and util,- ity tower, eight supports spaced equidistantcommon center, the i lower sageway connecting said elevator shafts and stairways with said auditorium. 3. In kan observation, amusement and utilan auditorium alcoveV said center column and within openings izo - ityY tower, eight supports spaced equidistaiitly kapart and extending radially'from a common center, a base and anchorage for' sacl eight supports, a center column securing the lower 'parts of saicleioht supports together, au auditorium 'above saidr center column, elevator shafts in saidy center eolunin, spiral stairways around said center column, andvplatforrns and other stairWayS connecting said elevator shaftsjand spiral 1Y0 stairways with said auditorium.' Y f S111 testimony 4Where oi,lhave hereunto set my hand'at Los Angeles, California, this 31st dayof' March, 1920.

v ALLAN C. RUSH. `Witnessesr j JAMESR. '.loWNsEND,`

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